It was on 17 September 1883 that William Carlos Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He would serve as the borough doctor in his adult lfe, and became one of the leading Imagist poets.I imagine that his ability ti diagnose patients helped him to describe the setting of a poem.
There is more to him than the often-anthologized poem about the red wheelbarrow. These links contain more of his work and one offers a glimpse into his life.
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/william-carlos-williams
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/william-carlos-williams
http://www.northjersey.com/news/rutherford-celebrates-influential-poet-william-carlos-williams-birthday-1.1661957
And then go eat a plum!
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